Click here 👉Weekly current affairs quiz — 4 October
Q.1.New Caledonia is located in which water body ?
Ans. Pacific
- Explanation:- New Caledonia is an archipelago and special collectivity of France in the southwest Pacific Ocean.
- Kanaka represent around 39% of the population, while European settlers ( known as Caldoches) make up about 27%.
Q.2. When is World Teacher Day celebrated?
Ans. 05 October
- Explanation:-The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as the World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our towns and cities and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter.
Q.3. China will become carbon neutral by which year ?
Ans. 2060
- Explanation:-Net -zero is a state in which a country’s emissions are compensated by absorptions and removal greenhouse gases fro. The atmosphere .
Q.4. The Army President General Manoj Mukund has gone on a two-day trip to which country?
Ans. Myanmar
Q.5. Election commission of India comes under which article number ?
Ans. 324
- Explanation:-Election Commission of India (ECI) has come out with new instructions for people with disabilities. The form required for postal ballot is to be delivered at the residence of all those who are above 80 years of age.
- This is applicable for Bihar Election that is to be held on October 28, 2020 as well.
- The postal ballot facility introduced for elderly and the disable are different from those that was in practice for service voters .
Q.6. Which state has received the first place in Clean India Award 2020?
Ans. Gujarat
Q.7. Who will be awarded Nobel Prize in medicine for 2020 ?
Ans. Harvey J Alter , Charles M Rice and Michael Houghton
- Explanation:- STOCKHOLM: Americans Harvey J Alter and Charles M Rice and British scientist Michael Houghton were awarded the Nobel for Hepatitis C Virus .
- In 2019 , the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded to scientists Peter Ratcliffe , Gregg Semenza and William Kaelin for discovering how the body cells sense and react to low oxygen levels.
- The Prize Money of 1,118,000 USD for the Novel Prize for Physiology or Medicine also comes with a gold medal. The Prize money was recently increased to adjust inflation .
Q.8 Who has launched his own mini app store?
Ans. Pаytm
- Explanation:-Digital payments major Paytm has launched its own ‘Android Mini App Store’ as the battle with technology major Google heats up. The Noida based fintech company said that it aims to support Indian developers through this initiative .
🌍 Old Name — Changed Name 🌍
◆ Habibganj Railway Station — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Railway Station
◆ Ferozeshah Kotla Stadium — Arun Jaitley Stadium
◆ Bhopal Metro Rail — Raja Bhoj
◆ Bogibeel Bridge — Atal Setu
◆ Naya Raipur — Atal Nagar
◆ Rohtang Tunnel (Himachal Pradesh) — Atal Tunnel
◆ Bundel Section Express-Way — Atal Path
◆ Hazratganj intersection — Atal Chowk
◆ Deodhar Airport (Proposition) — Atal Bihari Vajpayee Airport
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